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e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Council Chamber--Eugene City Hall November 20, 1989 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Ruth Bascom, Rob Bennett, Shawn Boles, Emily Schue, Debra Ehrman, Freeman Holmer, Bobby Green, Roger Rutan. The adjourned meeting of November 15, 1989, of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. I. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes of July 19, October 9, October 11, and October 18, 1989, Meetings. B. Findings and Recommendations of Hearings Official and Approval of Improvement Project (West 11th Avenue/Danebo Avenue) (Job #2444) Ms. Bascom moved, seconded by Mr. Bennett, to approve the e items on the City Council Consent Calendar. Ro 11 ca 11 vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. II. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE CONCERNING ELECTION PROCEDURES Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the topic. David Biedermann, Finance Division, summarized the work done to this point and clarified the proposed signature number requirements for initiatives and referendums. Mayor Miller opened the public hearing. William Mason, 1803 West 34th Avenue, requested that the council not pass this ordinance on the grounds that the process of obtaining signatures for initiative and referendum petitions is already difficult and should not be made more so. He added that the alternative to this proposal which retains the same number requirement of signatures would be more acceptable, but still highly restrictive. Richard Greene, 766 East 13th Avenue, concurred with Mr. Masonls comments and noted that the referendum and initiative process is one of the few ways that the citizens of Eugene can offer input into the activities of City government. He encouraged the council to allow this ordinance to come before Eugene voters. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 20, 1989 Page 1 r;